Local roundup: Todman named ECAC FBS player of year

UConn's Jordan Todman, a consensus All-American and the Big East Offensive Player of the Year, was named the 2010 ECAC FBS Player of the Year on Monday.

He was also named to the ECAC All-Star team along with teammates Zach Hurd of Waterford (offensive guard) and Dave Teggart (placekicker).

Todman, a junior running who is leaving a year early for the NFL, rushed for 1,695 yards (second in the nation) and 14 touchdowns in 12 games for the Huskies, including a career best 222 in a win over Pittsburgh on Nov. 11. He finished his career with 3,179 yards and 31 touchdowns.

Todman leaves as the only running back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in two seasons.

Hurd, a senior, was a first-team All-Big East pick for the second straight year and blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers during his career: Todman (twice), Donald Brown and Andre Dixon. Teggart, a junior, was also a first-team All-Big East pick. He kicked a pair of game-winning field goals, including a career best 52-yarder in a win over South Florida that clinched UConn's first BCS bowl bid.

In other UConn football news, freshman running back Lyle McCombs has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team policies. UConn had no further comment on the matter.

H.S. wrestling

• Montville won all but one match, rolling to a 64-3 win over St. Bernard in an ECC Small Division match.

John Rogers, Dan Kurascz, Ryan Hewitt, Ruben Diaz and Brian McMahon pinned for Montville (8-7, 1-2). Kurascz improved to 16-1 with the win. Robert Daly won a 2-1, overtime decision at 112 pounds for St. Bernard (0-7, 0-4) to improve to 6-0 in dual matches.

College men's basketball

• Andre Drummond scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds as St. Thomas More beat Quality Education Academy of North Carolina 73-59 in the Big Apple Classic at New York.

Damion Lee had 17 points and seven rebounds and Roy Mabrey scored 13 for T-More (13-2).

Sir'Dominick Pointer led QEA for 35 points.

College men's swimming

• Ryan Dignan set a Connecticut College record in the 500-yard freestyle Sunday, as the Camels beat Southern Connecticut State 147-132. Dignan won with a time of 4:41.82 and he also won the 200 freestyle (1:43.62) and the 200 individual medley (1:59.14).

Sam Gill also won three events, taking the 50 freestyle (21.81), 100 freestyle (48.87) and the 100 butterfly (52.37) and Tim Walsh won the 100 backstroke (52.32) and the 200 backstroke (1:54.13) for Conn (5-3).

College women's swimming

• Sarah Murphy won three events, leading Connecticut College to a 151-144 victory over Southern Connecticut State on Sunday. Murphy took the 100 freestyle (53.35), 200 freestyle (1:56.56) and the 500 freestyle (5:14.33).